Thread: Do free downloads kill paperback sales?
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Old 05-12-2010, 04:15 AM   #28
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Originally Posted by starrigger View Post
Q: Do free downloads kill paperback sales?

I have a personal interest in this question. It is the currently accepted wisdom in the progressive ebook community that putting books up for free download spurs regular book sales, rather than hurting them. It appears to work for Cory Doctorow and several other high-profile authors. But I wonder...
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